Objectified Knowledge through Social Media

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fahd-Omair Zaffar ◽  
Ahmad Ghazawneh
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Social Software ◽  
Cycle Model ◽  
Mass Collaboration ◽  
Software Platforms ◽  
Internal Social Media ◽  
Collaborative Efforts

The developments of new technologies, new scientific initiatives and a new globalized market are giving rise to new forms of collaboration, referred to as mass collaboration. This phenomenon is mainly derived from communities and self-organization, and is based on Web 2.0 technologies, services and tools. This new form of collaboration and technologies are giving rise of emergent social software platforms (ESSP’s) that are adopted by firms worldwide. The main aim of this research is to understand how firms are using such new technologies and collaborative efforts to assist knowledge sharing to achieve objectified knowledge. Central to this research is the proposed knowledge sharing cycle model, which has three main stages - internalization, externalization, and objectification. This model is adapted based on the findings of a case study of internal social media strategy of IBM Corporation. The findings indicate that ESSP’s can be used to support knowledge sharing practices and to help convert knowledge into its different forms in enhancing knowledge acquisition.

scholarly journals New technologies in consulting sector – the paradigm of agility

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-146
Author(s):  
Celina SOŁEK-BOROWSKA
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Competitive Environment ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Global Teams ◽  
Global Marketplace ◽  
Changing Knowledge

In order to keep pace with the demands of the ever-changing knowledge economy, organizations must be aware of the knowledge sharing tools that are in use today, customizing the technology to help them maintain a competitive advantage in the global marketplace. Moreover because of the competitive environment the shift is towards agile paradigm. The outcome of this study will enable further under­standing of knowledge sharing in consulting companies and will therefore contribute towards successful implementation of knowledge sharing as part of organizational knowledge sharing culture. The limita­tions identińed were the use of interview as the only form of data collection, since the company did not authorize the collection of documents, the interviews were conducted via Skype®. The ńndings are based on one case study and the ńndings are not generalizable. The results of this research may be useful for academics and organizations because they deepen the discussion on knowledge sharing in global teams.

Territorial Knowledge, National Identities, Social Media, a Case Study

2013 ◽  
pp. 398-407
Author(s):  
Luca Toschi ◽  
Stefania Chipa ◽  
Gianluca Simonetta
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
National Identities ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Working Environments ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Generative Communication ◽  
Local Materials

“150DIGIT – Italy of schools” is a research project intended to test the model of generative communication in schools (www.comunicazionegenerativa.org). First introduced on the occasion of the celebration for the 150 years of united Italy, the project foresees the involvement of teachers and students within an innovative social network that provides the activation of a “dialogue” allowing generating and gathering of stories and tales that reposition the “institutional portrait” of the country. Through the architecture of a communication platform organized in different working environments, the system allows users to consult official and local materials, create new contents, make their voices heard and, last but not least, reflect and discuss on the procedures and languages that new technologies call into question.

Digital Era Governance and Social Media

2020 ◽  
pp. 19-35
Author(s):  
Abdul Malik Omar
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
New Media ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
The World ◽  
Governance Process ◽  
Digital Governance ◽  
Digital Dividend ◽  
Development Application

Digital technology is at the forefront of transforming how governments operate around the world. Using Brunei's Information Department (InfoDept) as a case study, this chapter looks at how the agency has evolved from its inception in the 1950s to 2019 in its embrace of both old and new media to pursue its mission and objectives as a government-run media agency. The results demonstrate how new media, such as social media, can complement old media if done right. The case study on InfoDept contributes to the growing field of research related to the increased advancement, development, application, and impact of new technologies in bolstering the digital governance process. This chapter also provides strong evidence on how governments can improve its general governance process and unlock the digital dividend in the 21st century by incorporating new media into its public policy architectonic. Salient lessons for policymakers and practitioners on digital governance have also been presented in this chapter.

scholarly journals Tweet Carefully, Museums: A Case Study of the #decolonizeourmuseums Protest

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Natalie Liverant
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Asian American ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Fine Arts ◽  
The Public ◽  
Online Audiences

<p>Tweet Carefully, Museums presents an in-depth case study of audiences and a museum using social media in the current Web 2.0 age. It explores online protest and controversy over an event held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) in 2015. This dissertation addresses a current gap in the literature centred on public use of social media as a platform to engage in museum-centred debate and discussion. At the moment, literature discussing new technologies in museums focuses heavily on an institution-to-audiences model. While this is indeed useful information, there is another aspect of digital media that has been largely neglected. In their case study, Gronemann et al. observed that overall, museums distanced themselves from discursive co-construction in their Facebook posts. The lack of engagement with audience can have adverse effects as social media grows in its popularity to mobilise the public in the name of social justice. “Western” museums, many of which have a history of fostering colonial narratives, can also be perceived as authoritative institutions. Museums need to engage more conscientiously with their online audiences. Unconsidered or insensitive engagement over social media may have adverse effects on institutions.  Kimono Wednesdays was an event where the public was invited to try on kimono in Gallery 255 at the MFA. The MFA advertised the event on a few social media platforms. On Facebook, the advertisement drew the harshest criticisms from a section of the Asian-American community. The sensational attention on Facebook grew quickly into physical protest inside Gallery 255. This case study analyses a sample of the dialogic posts, comments, and replies left on Facebook during the protests. It also analyses a symposium organised by the MFA, Kimono Wednesdays: A Conversation, where a panel made up of academics, museum staff, and a protester discussed the various concepts and perceptions of the museum’s controversial advertising and event.  This case study demonstrates that social media is a double-edged sword for museums, as it is a useful tool, but presents uncomfortable challenges. The key findings from this study show how content on the internet can be misinterpreted and how implicit bias can occur from any institution. As museums embrace Web 2.0 applications, they too must become more aware of their online presence and set in place methods of dialogic co-construction so as to better understand and communicate with the diversifying cultures that surround them.</p>

scholarly journals Britain First and the UK Independence Party: Social Media and Movement-Party Dynamics

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Davidson ◽  
Mabel Berezin
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
Social Movement ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Far Right ◽  
The Press ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Online Sources

Social movement scholars have recently turned their attention to the interactions between political parties and social movements, but little is known about how social media have impacted these relationships, despite widespread adoption of these technologies. We present a case study of the relationship between Britain First, a far-right anti-Muslim social movement, and the U.K. Independence Party, the Eurosceptic political party that spearheaded the Brexit campaign. The movement appeared marginal in the press but it dominated social media, and used this presence to support to the party. We examine the dynamics of the relationship between these groups from 2013 until 2017, drawing upon data from social media, newspapers, and other online sources, and focusing both interactions on between elites and rank-and-file supporters. Our findings illustrate how far-right groups have used new technologies to generate an unprecedented amount of popular support and to attempt to influence the political mainstream.

scholarly journals Tweet Carefully, Museums: A Case Study of the #decolonizeourmuseums Protest

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Natalie Liverant
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Asian American ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Fine Arts ◽  
The Public ◽  
Online Audiences

<p>Tweet Carefully, Museums presents an in-depth case study of audiences and a museum using social media in the current Web 2.0 age. It explores online protest and controversy over an event held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) in 2015. This dissertation addresses a current gap in the literature centred on public use of social media as a platform to engage in museum-centred debate and discussion. At the moment, literature discussing new technologies in museums focuses heavily on an institution-to-audiences model. While this is indeed useful information, there is another aspect of digital media that has been largely neglected. In their case study, Gronemann et al. observed that overall, museums distanced themselves from discursive co-construction in their Facebook posts. The lack of engagement with audience can have adverse effects as social media grows in its popularity to mobilise the public in the name of social justice. “Western” museums, many of which have a history of fostering colonial narratives, can also be perceived as authoritative institutions. Museums need to engage more conscientiously with their online audiences. Unconsidered or insensitive engagement over social media may have adverse effects on institutions.  Kimono Wednesdays was an event where the public was invited to try on kimono in Gallery 255 at the MFA. The MFA advertised the event on a few social media platforms. On Facebook, the advertisement drew the harshest criticisms from a section of the Asian-American community. The sensational attention on Facebook grew quickly into physical protest inside Gallery 255. This case study analyses a sample of the dialogic posts, comments, and replies left on Facebook during the protests. It also analyses a symposium organised by the MFA, Kimono Wednesdays: A Conversation, where a panel made up of academics, museum staff, and a protester discussed the various concepts and perceptions of the museum’s controversial advertising and event.  This case study demonstrates that social media is a double-edged sword for museums, as it is a useful tool, but presents uncomfortable challenges. The key findings from this study show how content on the internet can be misinterpreted and how implicit bias can occur from any institution. As museums embrace Web 2.0 applications, they too must become more aware of their online presence and set in place methods of dialogic co-construction so as to better understand and communicate with the diversifying cultures that surround them.</p>

scholarly journals Developing A Virtual Reality Application of Pathok Negoro Mosque for Digital Conservation

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Endang Setyawati ◽  
Adwiyah Asyifa ◽  
Hendro Trieddiantoro Putro ◽  
Mohammad Ischak
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
3D Model ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Content Management ◽  
Digital Content ◽  
Virtual Experience ◽  
Software Platforms ◽  
Virtual Reality Application

In the last decades, new technologies have been developed and used for digital conservation. Nowadays, virtual reality is becoming an instrument applicable to many areas of science and visual communication. Pathok Negoro Mosque is one of the Javanese Islamic mosque buildings that was built in the 1700s. The building of this mosque still exists. Pathok Negoro Mosque several times has changed the shape and architecture of the building. The mosque was established during the reign of Sultan Hamengku Buwana I, has an extraordinary concept and philosophy. This project was an archiving physical space so they can be digitally preserved. In this paper, we will present the process of the VR app making also describe the benefits and challenges associated with this approach. The method was by research and development by prototyping the building in 3D model, then providing virtual tours in different place and times. This paper will discuss the VR issue focusing on several hardware devices and software platforms for digital content management. This case study allowing a better understanding of masjid pathok negoro history and atmosphere. The analyzed of virtual experience proved to be advantageous in delivering tangible and intangible information.

scholarly journals A new paradigm for virtual knowledge sharing in product development based on emergent social software platforms

2017 ◽  
Vol 232 (13) ◽  
pp. 2297-2308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard David Evans ◽  
James Xiaoyu Gao ◽  
Nick Martin ◽  
Clive Simmonds
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Systems Engineering ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Social Software ◽  
Enterprise 2.0 ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Observation Study ◽  
Software Platforms

The UK Government considers its Aerospace Industry a remarkable success story, enjoying a global market share of 17% in 2015. The capture, management and sharing of employee knowledge is seen as vital if the industry is to remain highly innovative and retain its pre-eminent position internationally. Aerospace manufacturers, such as BAE Systems, often have to re-engineer business processes routinely to ensure their survival. Knowledge sharing in the industry is seen as challenging due to the dispersed nature of its operations and multi-tier supply chains. This article, through a 5-year participant-observation study at the World’s second largest aerospace and defence organisation, BAE Systems, proposes a new paradigm for virtual knowledge sharing in dispersed aerospace product development based on emergent social software platforms such as Enterprise 2.0 technologies. The developed framework and methodologies are applied to the bespoke BAE Systems’ engineering lifecycle process to validate its effectiveness with results indicating that Enterprise 2.0 technologies offer a more openly innovative environment in which employees may share and interact with knowledge more effectively and easily across geographical and functional boundaries, compared with conventional engineering information systems.

scholarly journals BRITAIN FIRST AND THE UK INDEPENDENCE PARTY: SOCIAL MEDIA AND MOVEMENT-PARTY DYNAMICS*

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 485-510 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Davidson ◽  
Mabel Berezin
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
Social Movement ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Far Right ◽  
The Press ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Online Sources

Social movement scholars have recently turned their attention to the interactions between political parties and social movements, but little is known about how social media have impacted these relationships, despite widespread adoption of these technologies. We present a case study of the relationship between Britain First, a far-right anti-Muslim social movement, and the U.K. Independence Party, the Eurosceptic political party that spearheaded the Brexit campaign. The movement appeared marginal in the press but it dominated social media, using this presence to support to the party. We examine the dynamics of the relationship between these groups from 2013 until 2017, drawing upon data from social media, newspapers, and other online sources, and focusing on interactions between elites and rank-and-file supporters. Our findings illustrate how far-right groups have used new technologies to generate an unprecedented amount of popular support and to attempt to influence the political mainstream.

scholarly journals YouTube Dominance in Sustainability of Gaining Knowledge via Social Media in University Setting—Case Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (21) ◽  
pp. 9126
Author(s):  
Miloslava Černá ◽  
Anna Borkovcová
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Affective Learning ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Social Software ◽  
Knowledge Model ◽  
Software Applications ◽  
Study Materials ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
University Setting

The study deals with sustainability of social software applications in a university setting focusing primarily on the YouTube platform. The aim of this paper is to identify the potential of YouTube media in serving as a supportive educational tool. To meet the objective, researchers carried out an exploratory study based on mixed quantitative–qualitative methods. A mental knowledge model was designed as a starting point where crucial aspects of gaining knowledge were visualized. Sustainability of social media was analyzed in three defined sections encompassing three areas reflecting the needs of the educational process: social media as a tool of communication, repository of study materials and a tool for testing. The affective learning domain was highlighted in the study; one of the key explored categories was the category of satisfaction as a students’ motivation mover. Based on the findings, YouTube as an absolute winner was consequently analyzed in detail, focusing on three areas: satisfaction, kinds of activities on this platform and spent time. The discussion raises questions on pitfalls of social media utilization; this chapter also brings the latest experience from the time hit by coronavirus and related quarantine which showed incontestable benefits of social media in education and proved their irreplaceable role.

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